Christmann, DE

Andre Christmann, Ruethen DE

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20120235293

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING A BASE PLATE - A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip and a base plate coupled to the semiconductor chip. The base plate includes an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion has a bottom surface intersecting a sidewall of the lower portion. The semiconductor device includes a cooling element coupled to the base plate. The cooling element has a first surface directly contacting the bottom surface of the upper portion of the base plate, a second surface directly contacting the sidewall of the lower portion of the base plate, and a third surface parallel to the first surface and aligned with a bottom surface of the lower portion of the base plate.

09-20-2012

Jean Marc Christmann, Nuernberg DE

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20130076478

FUSE ELEMENT - A fuse element and a method for manufacturing the same, are provided whereby the fuse element consists of an active response part which is advantageously formed by at least two parallel metal sub-strips of an elongated fuse metal foil including leading and trailing parts for electrical connection of each fuse element. The elongated fuse metal foil can be reinforced by an elongated dielectric base layer made of polymer material. Accordingly, performance of such a fuse element can be increased and manufacturing costs can be decreased. The fuse element especially can be applied to a plurality of capacitor sub-units being integrated in housings and submerged in a cooling and insulating liquid within the housing.

WATER-CONDUCTING DOMESTIC APPLIANCE - A water-conducting domestic appliance having a drain pump, a controller to activate the drain pump, and a water safety switch that has a first switch position to react to escaping water, wherein the water safety switch is connected to the controller. If a fault causes water to escape, the water safety switch switches into the first switch position so as to connect the controller to an electrical mains.

Jürgen Christmann, Bammental DE

Electrical Service Device - Electrical service device having a cutout, which is arranged on an attachment face and at one end of which a movable lug is arranged, which lug can be latched in behind a longitudinal edge of a top-hat rail, wherein the movable lug is integrally formed on a latching arm, which protrudes on the attachment face at right angles thereto, and wherein a groove, which is open toward the movable lug, is arranged at the other end of the cutout, in such a way that, in the fitted state, one longitudinal edge of the top-hat rail is inserted behind the movable lug, and the other longitudinal edge is inserted into the groove. Furthermore, a spring element is provided which, once the service device has been fitted, presses in a sprung manner against the top-hat rail.

08-26-2010

Jürgen Christmann, Bammental DE

Electrical Service Device - Electrical service device having a cutout, which is arranged on an attachment face and at one end of which a movable lug is arranged, which lug can be latched in behind a longitudinal edge of a top-hat rail, wherein the movable lug is integrally formed on a latching arm, which protrudes on the attachment face at right angles thereto, and wherein a groove, which is open toward the movable lug, is arranged at the other end of the cutout, in such a way that, in the fitted state, one longitudinal edge of the top-hat rail is inserted behind the movable lug, and the other longitudinal edge is inserted into the groove. Furthermore, a spring element is provided which, once the service device has been fitted, presses in a sprung manner against the top-hat rail.

08-26-2010

Klaus Ludwig Christmann, Worms DE

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20110132215

WEB OFFSET PRESS AS WELL AS METHOD FOR OPERATING THE WEB OFFSET PRESS - A web offset press includes several printing units through which a web passes essentially in a horizontal direction. The printed web then passes to at least one first folding unit. Each of the printing units has at least one plate cylinder and one transfer cylinder which interacts with the web being printed. An effective plate width of the plate cylinder corresponds to the print image of at least eight upright or prone printed pages in a BIN 4A format. The printed web is slit longitudinally into a plurality of web strands: A first number of these web strands are supplied to the first folding apparatus. At the same time, a second number of web strands, produced by the slitting of the same web, are supplied to a second folding apparatus for further processing.

06-09-2011

Mark Christmann, Munich DE

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20140171113

Method and System for Locating a Current Position or a Coupling Location of a Mobile Unit Using a Leaky Waveguide - A method and related system are provided for locating a current position or a coupling location of a mobile unit, which can send or receive for location determining purposes, using a leaky waveguide, wherein a radio signal is fed from the mobile unit into the waveguide or vice versa, wherein the signal is sent by the mobile unit and received by the two transmitting and receiving (T/R) apparatuses, or one signal is sent by each of the two T/R apparatuses and received by the mobile unit, wherein a receiving time is determined for each received signal, and the current position or the coupling location is determined from two such receiving times. The T/R apparatuses, arranged at opposite ends of the waveguide, are synchronized relative to each other prior to the determination of the current position or coupling location, or prior to the reception of the signal.

06-19-2014

Markus Christmann, Muenchen DE

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20140027580

HIGH LIFT SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT - A high lift system for an aircraft, which extends and retracts the landing flaps of the aircraft in a fully electric manner. In this context, a fully electric drive is used, comprising an electric motor having an internal redundancy, in such a way that the electric motor is configured as a fault-tolerant electric motor. It may thus be possible to do without a coupling gear unit in the electric motor.

01-30-2014

20150041278

Pneumatically Actuated Decoupling Device - A pneumatic decoupling device for an electromechanical actuator, in particular, for flight applications includes a pressure accumulator housing for storing a compressed gas, which can be released to a decoupling mechanism of an electromechanical actuator for separating the drive components, so that in the event of a decoupling the electromechanical actuator runs totally freely.

02-12-2015

20150060602

Electromechanically Controlled Decoupling Device for Actuators - An aircraft includes an electromechanical actuator and a decoupling device. A form-fit between a drive element and a linkage point outside of the actuator element can be reversibly decoupled and recoupled. The decoupling device allows the actuator element to run freely in the event of a malfunction, which effectively prevents a jam.

03-05-2015

20150075940

Reversible Decoupling Device for Actuators - A reversible decoupling device is connected to an electromechanical actuator. The reversible decoupling device has an energy storage element configured to store the energy required for a decoupling in the decoupling device. The decoupling device can be re-coupled again after a completed test run so that the decoupling functionality can be easily tested.

03-19-2015

Markus Christmann, Munchen DE

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20100125380

Method And Device For Fault Detection In The Load Path Of A Spindle Actuator - A method and a device for fault detection in the load path of a spindle actuator which is provided for actuating an aerodynamically active surface, in particular a high-lift flap of an aircraft, wherein the spindle actuator has a redundant load path which is formed by a spindle and a secondary connection which are connected rotationally fixedly to one another on the driven side and are coupled to the surface to be actuated and which are assigned separate load paths on the drive side, whereof the primary load path contains a primary spindle which is driven by a motor and can be fixed in its rotational movement by a primary brake, and the secondary load path contains the secondary inner connection, which is in particular arranged concentrically in the primary spindle, which can be fixed in its rotational movement by a secondary brake, in which output signals representing the turning position of the spindle, which are generated by means of at least one turning position sensor which is coupled to the primary spindle on the drive side, are detected and evaluated, wherein: fixing the secondary connection in its rotational movement is achieved by means of the secondary brake; the redundant load path is put under load, when the primary brake is released, the load being applied via a predefined torque by the motor as far as the secondary brake is fixing the secondary connection; and the detection of a fault is evaluated when a change in the turning position, which lies outside the tolerance range predefined for an intact spindle actuator, is detected at the turning position sensor coupled to the primary spindle.

05-20-2010

20110266986

FAULT DETECTION METHOD FOR ELECTRIC MOTORS WITH ONE OR SEVERAL STAR POINTS - A detection and control device is provided for detecting a motor fault of an electric motor with star point topology, with an evaluation unit, a control unit, and a return unit. The return unit is configured for returning a star point potential of the electric motor to the evaluation unit, the evaluation unit is configured for evaluating the star point potential and the control unit is designed for passivating a motor fault on the basis of the evaluation. The function of the return unit and of the evaluation unit may also be assumed by control lines and by the control unit.

METHOD FOR PREVENTING THE RUPTURE OF A COMPRESSOR WHEEL AND/OR TURBINE WHEEL OF AN EXHAUST-GAS TURBOCHARGER - A method for preventing the rupture of a compressor wheel and/or turbine wheel of an exhaust-gas turbocharger of a motor vehicle, having the following method steps: establishing loading limit values (n(G)) for the compressor wheel and/or the turbine wheel in bench tests; determining loading variables (n) for the compressor wheel and/or turbine wheel during the operation of the exhaust-gas turbocharger in the motor vehicle; processing the determined loading variables (n) in order to establish a loading characteristic value (n(i)) which represents real exhaust-gas turbocharger operation; comparing the loading limit value (n(G)) with the loading characteristic value (n(i)); and outputting a warning (W) if the comparison of the loading limit value (n(G)) with the loading characteristic value (n(i)) yields an exceedance of a predefinable safety margin.

Xavier Christmann, Stuttgart DE

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20080306658

Motor Vehicle Comprising a Preventive Protective System - A motor vehicle including a preventive protective system which includes safety devices actuated as a function of information obtained from a vehicle state sensor system and evaluated in a data evaluation and control device. In the associated process, the data evaluation and control device compares the recorded information with at least one triggering threshold value and actuates at least one safety device which is associated with this driving state when a criticality of the driving state is identified. Triggering of the associated safety device is actuated with respect to a force time gradient as a function of the identified criticality of the driving state.